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Behind Bangladesh’s garment boom, workers cut food, healthcare as wages fall short

Headline via The Japan Times · first report 11 Nov, 12:42 IST, latest 11 Nov, 14:32 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Japan Times at 11 Nov, 12:42 IST; the latest is from The Kathmandu Post at 11 Nov, 14:32 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report11 Nov, 12:42 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 14:32 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

Recent unrest, some of it violent, forced hundreds of factories to shut down as workers staged protests and clashed with police.
Bangladesh’s garment workers say stagnant wages and rising living costs are forcing families to cut back on food, forgo healthcare and pull children out of school, even as the industry drives the country’s export economy.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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